Back and forth

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

How long, Lord, how long?
The days are surely coming;
God will not delay.

How long, Lord, before
justice rolls like a river?
God will not delay.

How long, Lord, how long?
Pray without ceasing, knowing
the days are coming….

About Rosalind C Hughes

Rosalind C Hughes is a priest and author living near the shores of Lake Erie. After growing up in England and Wales, and living briefly in Singapore, she is now settled in Ohio. She serves an Episcopal church just outside Cleveland. Rosalind is the author of A Family Like Mine: Biblical Stories of Love, Loss, and Longing , and Whom Shall I Fear? Urgent Questions for Christians in an Age of Violence, both from Upper Room Books. She loves the lake, misses the ocean, and is finally coming to terms with snow.
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